The name is an English version of the FrenchHenriette, a female form of Henri. The male name Harry was formed in a similar way from Henry. All these names are derived from Henrik, which is ultimately derived from the Germanic name Heimiric, derived from the word elements heim, or "home" and ric, meaning "power, ruler". The male name Henry was first used in England by Normans.[1] Popular nicknames for Harriet or Harriett include Hattie, Hatty, Hetty, Hettie, Hennie, Harolda, Harry, Harri, Harrie, and Etta or Ettie. The name can be lengthened to Harrietta, Henriette, or Henrietta.
The name was the 73rd most popular name for baby girls born in England and Wales in 2007. It last ranked in the top 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States in the 1960s.[2]
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March 10, 2023
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Harriet is a female name HarrietHarriet Beecher Stowe is one famous Harriet GenderFemaleOriginWord nameGermanicMeaning home ruler Other namesRelated namesHenry Henriette Henrietta Harolda Harry Henrik Hattie HattyThe name is an English version of the French Henriette a female form of Henri The male name Harry was formed in a similar way from Henry All these names are derived from Henrik which is ultimately derived from the Germanic name Heimiric derived from the word elements heim or home and ric meaning power ruler The male name Henry was first used in England by Normans 1 Popular nicknames for Harriet or Harriett include Hattie Hatty Hetty Hettie Hennie Harolda Harry Harri Harrie and Etta or Ettie The name can be lengthened to Harrietta Henriette or Henrietta The name was the 73rd most popular name for baby girls born in England and Wales in 2007 It last ranked in the top 1 000 most popular names for girls in the United States in the 1960s 2 Contents 1 Variants 2 As a given name 2 1 Fictional 2 2 Animals 3 As a surname 4 NotesVariants EditDrika Dutch Endika Basque Enrica Enrichetta Errichetta Italian Enriqueta Spanish Etta English Etti English Ettie English Etty English Haliaka Hawaiian Halle English Hallie English Hani Australian Hariala Hawaiian Hariata Hawaiian Harrieta English Harriet English Harriet Dutch Harriett English Harrietta English Harriette English Harriot English Harriott English Hat English Hatsy English Hatt English Scots Hatti English Hattie English Hatty English Hazza English Heike Dutch Frisian German Heinrike German Heintje Dutch Hendrika Dutch Hendrikje Dutch Henka Polish Henna Finnish Hennie Dutch English Henny Dutch English Henrieta Polish Henrietta English Hungarian Henriette Danish Dutch French German Norwegian Henriikka Finnish Henrika Swedish Henrike German Scandinavian Henriqueta Portuguese Henryka Polish Hetta English Hetti English Hettie English Hetty English Jetje Dutch Jindriska Czech Errika Errica Errika Greek Riette English Rika Dutch Swedish Rike German Riikka Finnish Yetta English Yettie English Harrie English Hari English As a given name EditHarriet Adams 1892 1982 American juvenile novelist Harriet Chalmers Adams 1875 1937 American writer explorer and photographer Harriet Andersson born 1937 Swedish actress Harriet Arbuthnot 1793 1834 English diarist social observer and political hostess Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey 1819 1901 American educator author editor publisher Harriet Pritchard Arnold 1858 1901 American author Harriet Auber 1773 1862 English poet hymnwriter Harriet Backer 1845 1932 Norwegian painter Harriett Baldwin born 1960 British politician Harriet Bates 1856 1886 American novelist poet Harriet Blackstone 1864 1939 American artist Harriet Bland 1915 1991 Olympic gold medal winning sprinter Harriet Bosse 1878 1961 Swedish Norwegian actress Harriet Boyd Hawes 1871 1945 American archaeologist Harriet G Brittan 1822 1897 British born American missionary Harriet Brooks 1876 1933 Canadian nuclear physicist Harriet Bruce Annan born 1965 Ghanaian programmer and humanitarian Harriet Ludlow Clarke died 1866 British artist Harriet Abbott Lincoln Coolidge 1849 1902 American author philanthropist reformer Harriet L Cramer 1847 1922 American newspaper publisher Harriet Ball Dunlap 1867 1957 American social reformer Harriet Elphinstone Dick 1852 1902 early English Australian swimming champion Harriet Ford 1868 1929 American actress playwright Harriet Putnam Fowler 1842 1901 American writer Harriet Schneider French 1824 1906 American physician and temperance movement activist Harriet Whitney Frishmuth 1880 1980 American sculptor Harriet E Garrison 1848 1930 American physician writer Harriet Newell Kneeland Goff 1828 1901 American author temperance reformer Harriet Harman born 1950 UK politician and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Harriet Newell Haskell 1835 1907 American educator and administrator Harriet Hemings 1801 1870 one of four mixed race children born to Sally Hemings Harriet Howard 1823 1865 mistress of Napoleon III Harriet Lane Huntress 1860 1922 Deputy Superintendent Public Instruction in New Hampshire USA Harriet Jacobs 1813 1897 American abolitionist and writer Harriet Jones musician born 1993 British singer Harriet B Jones 1856 1943 the first woman to be licensed as a physician in West Virginia Harriet Keopuolani 1778 1823 Hawaiian queen Harriet McEwen Kimball 1834 1917 American poet hymnwriter philanthropist hospital co founder Harriet Knowles fl 1845 the first actress in Australia Harriet Lane 1830 1903 niece of bachelor President James Buchanan and First Lady of the United States Harriet Lerner born 1944 American feminist and clinical psychologist Harriet Lindeman born 1946 Finnish politician Harriet Low 1809 1877 American diarist Hattie Mahood 1860 1940 British Baptist deacon and women s suffragist Harriet Martineau 1802 1876 English writer feminist philosopher and political economist Harriet Metcalf born 1958 US Olympic gold medal winning rower Harriet Miers born 1945 Republican lawyer and politician Harriet Taylor Mill 1807 1858 philosopher and women s rights advocate Harriet Mann Miller 1831 1918 American author naturalist ornithologist Harriet Nahanee 1935 2007 Canadian Aboriginal rights activist Harriet Nahienaena 1815 1836 Hawaiian princess Harriet Ndow 1926 2019 Gambian educator Harriet Nelson 1909 1994 American singer and actress best known for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Harriet Owen cyclist born 1993 British cyclist Harriet Quimby 1875 1912 first American female pilot and first woman to fly across the English channel Harriet Newell Ralston 1828 1920 American poet Harriet Redmond c 1862 1952 African American suffragist Harriet Roberts stage name Harriet born 1966 British dance pop singer Harriet van Reek born 1957 Dutch writer and illustrator Harriet Richardson 1874 1958 American carcinologist Harriet Samuel 1836 1908 English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H Samuel Harriet Anne Scott 1819 1894 English novelist Harriet Smithson 1800 1854 Irish actress and first wife of Berlioz Harriet Mabel Spalding 1862 1935 American poet litterateur Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford 1835 1921 American writer Harriet Bradford Tiffany Stewart 1798 1830 American missionary Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811 1896 American abolitionist and writer Harriet Anne Thiselton Dyer 1854 1945 British botanical illustrator Harriet Toompere born 1975 Estonian actress Harriet Tubman 1822 1913 American abolitionist Harriet Taylor Upton 1853 1945 American suffragette and author Harriet Merrick Warren 1843 1893 American editor Harriet Shaw Weaver 1876 1961 journalist and patron of James Joyce Harriet Wheeler born 1963 English rock singer Harriet E Wilson 1825 1900 first female African American novelist Harriet Sohmers Zwerling born 1928 American beat writerFictional Edit Mad Harriet DC Comics supervillain Harriet Arkham daughter of the founder of Arkham Asylum in Batman comic books Harriet Hyde Julia Jekyll s alter ego in Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde Harriet Jones British Prime Minister in Doctor Who Harriet Kepner Avery daughter of April Kepner and Jackson Avery in the television series Grey s Anatomy Harriet Morton protagonist of Eva Ibbotson s novel A Company of Swans Harriet Schulenburg character in the British sitcom Green Wing Harriet Sims U S Navy officer in the TV show JAG Harriet Shelton police officer in the British soap opera Doctors Harriet Smith character from Jane Austen s novel Emma Harriet Vane fictional mystery author in Dorothy L Sayers Lord Peter stories Harriet Vanger character from the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Harriet Watson John Watson s sister in the TV series Sherlock Harriet M Welsch title character of Harriet the Spy Harriet Broodal fictional rabbit character in the video game Super Mario Odyssey Harriet the Turtle from Franklin Harriet the Hamster Fairy from the Rainbow Magic book franchise Harriet a Simon Kidgits character developed by Simon Brand VenturesAnimals Edit Harriet tortoise a Galapagos tortoise which had an estimated age of 175 years at the time of her deathAs a surname EditFulchran Jean HarrietNotes Edit Campbell Mike Meaning origin and history of the name Henry Campbell Mike Popularity for the name Harriet This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harriet name amp oldid 1142118838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
